Using following data, draw time displacement graph for a moving object:
Time (s) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Displacement (m) 0 2 4 4 4 6 4 2 0
Use this graph to find average velocity for first 4 s, for next 4 s and for last 6 s.
By using the data given in the table, if we draw the displacement time graph, it will look as shown:
Average velocity is displacement divided by time in any time interval.
In first four seconds, it has travelled four meter hence average velocity will be 1 m/s.
For the next four seconds, its position is not changing. This means it is not moving. Hence, its average velocity will be zero.
In last six seconds, from t = 10 to t = 16 sec, it has changed its position from 6 m to 0 m.
Hence, in this time interval, displacement is 6 m and time is also 6 seconds.
Therefore, average velocity will be 1 m/s.